CCC-BLD 1-1 Bleeding Gate: Pandemonium

Hired as security escorts for a group of noble children on a pilgrimage to the underground town of Emudomier, the party meet a strange tiefling being hunted by the father of her unborn child. After facing dangers on the road, they are welcomed into the sanctuary of Emudomier and given the opportunity to become renowned Peacesmith with all the benefits that entails. But the party soon learns, even the peaceful people of Emudomier can’t escape tragedy.

I loved this so much, I've converted this one and the second one into a Fantasy Grounds module (I'm sure there are errors and typos). If you'd like it so you can include it, I'd be more than happy to provide it to you.

Ma'at CJune 01, 2018 8:47 pm UTC

CREATOR

Thank you so much James! I have never been on Fantasy Grounds but it sounds like you must have put in a lot of work to do that. Thank you! I'd love to see what you've done (maatcrook at gmail).

david MJanuary 23, 2019 5:49 pm UTC

PURCHASER

Yes, please add a FG mod file if available - one of our DMs is a keen user of FG

Ma'at CJanuary 28, 2019 3:28 am UTC

CREATOR

I will certainly try. I've not used FG but I do have a subscription. I'll figure it out.

Christian EJanuary 19, 2018 4:08 pm UTC

Just dropping in because I want to tell you that I love your cover pictures! I think I will try something like this too some time.

Ma'at CJanuary 20, 2018 3:27 am UTC

CREATOR

Thank you! I'd love to see what you do!

Ma'at COctober 24, 2017 9:45 pm UTC

CREATOR

I haven't forgotten about those of you waiting for Part 3 Bleeding Gate: Lineage. I'm antsy for it too. I know the Adventurers League folks have a lot on their plate, I'm sure we'll hear back as soon as possible.

Ma'at COctober 04, 2017 5:24 pm UTC

CREATOR

I have a give away on my twitter (@MaatCrook)! Reply to my tweet with a pic of you clearly playing Bleeding Gate. The first person to do this gets a copy of Tales from the Yawning Portal.
https://twitter.com/MaatCrook/status/914218063867797504

Ma'at CSeptember 27, 2017 1:20 am UTC

CREATOR

Last weekend I sent the adventure and supplemental in for approval to upload to the DMs Guild. I'll keep you updated.

Donald HOctober 10, 2017 9:11 pm UTC

PURCHASER

Thats aweome :D I haven't played yet as I am still waiting for 3rd and making a story that leads the characters up to your story :D I really do look forward to playing it though

Donald HSeptember 20, 2017 8:16 pm UTC

PURCHASER

I am reading through and it mentions on page 8 the Peacesmith Handout in the bleeding gate supplemental pdf. Where can I get the Supplemental PDF? I'm not finding it anywhere.

Ma'at CSeptember 20, 2017 9:44 pm UTC

CREATOR

I'm waiting for the last feedback and then I'll submit it for approval from Adventurers League to upload to the DMs Guild. I hope to have good news for you within the next 2-3 weeks, fingers crossed.

Donald HSeptember 21, 2017 10:52 am UTC

PURCHASER

So is the supplemental suppose to come with the first adventure or is that something that needs to be purchased?

Ma'at CSeptember 21, 2017 6:44 pm UTC

CREATOR

The Supplemental is for all 3 adventures and is not necessary for playing them. It's just some fancy materials (big maps, tokens, handouts, etc). Because I am waiting for feedback and then Adventurers League approval I'm not at a stage where I can answer the rest of your question.

Phillip GSeptember 30, 2017 6:40 pm UTC

Matt, any update on the supplement? I'm running this on Monday at my FLGS, and was just wondering if it was available and I missed it. BTW - Love the paper fortune teller!

Ma'at CSeptember 30, 2017 7:45 pm UTC

CREATOR

Thank you and awesome! So excited to hear how the game goes!

I received feedback after the debut, made a few improvements, and sent it off for approval to upload, last weekend. I have not received heard word yet but will put it on the DMs Guild as soon as I can.

Ma'at COctober 11, 2017 6:10 am UTC

CREATOR

I'm waiting to hear back about what permissions I have for the supplemental. I'm also waiting to hear back about Part 3. I'm sorry I don't have any other information. I'm excited to get them on the DMs Guild; I'll update everyone when I know.

Dustin GAugust 17, 2017 11:18 pm UTC

PURCHASER

When is part 3 being released I just ran part 1 and I'm running part 2 next week. Also where are the supplemental PDFs?

Ma'at CAugust 18, 2017 1:41 am UTC

CREATOR

I do not have the final approval yet from Adventurer's League on part 3 so I don't have a definitive date. I'm working for September.

I can tell you, as it is right now, it is designed for tier 2 characters (levels 5-10) and it picks up about a month after Amalgamation (part 2). So running some other adventures between 2 and 3 won't be too jarring and gives time for new characters to collect more xp and level up high enough.

Ma'at CAugust 18, 2017 1:48 am UTC

CREATOR

Thank you for your review. I'm glad they're enjoying it!

Ma'at CAugust 31, 2017 11:23 pm UTC

CREATOR

Part 3, Bleeding Gate: Lineage, is debuting at Rose City Comic Con. So after that, in a few weeks I'll work to get approval for uploading it to the DMs Guild.

Daniel DAugust 11, 2017 8:49 pm UTC

That party strenght table on page 3 is confusing. What does the number in middle column mean?

Ma'at CAugust 12, 2017 9:56 pm UTC

CREATOR

The center column corresponds to the APL number you've calculated. For example:
Is the APL less than 4 ("< 4 APL")?
Is the APL equal to 4 ("= 4 APL")?
or
Is the APL greater than 4 ("> 4 APL")?

Here's an example of the whole process:
If your Party Size is 3 (3 characters)
And the APL number you've calculated is 2 (level 1 character + level 2 character + level 3 character = 6. 6/3 characters = 2. The APL number is 2)
Then the top row of the table best describes their Party Strength. That row translates to "A party size of 3 with an APL number less than 4 has a 'Very Weak' party strength."

As you play through the module, each encounter has a table that gives suggestions on how to adjust these encounters to better fit their party strength.

If my instructions or table on page 3 are not clear enough, the same process is described on this Adventurers League document http://media.wizards.com/2016/dnd/downloads/AL_DMG_SKT.pdf...See more on page 4. Both tables contain the same information.

Daniel DAugust 23, 2017 2:57 pm UTC

Thanks, Ma'at, but I'm still confused. I am familiar with APL; I use it when running AL adventures.

Page 2 says this is a Tier 1 adventure, for levels 1-4, optimized for five 3rd level characters.
It shouldn't be possible to have an APL of 5 or 6.

6 level 4 characters should be Very strong, but on this table they would be (<6 APL) Average.

Is this just a bunch of typos in the preview pdf? Does this table look the same in the full pdf?

Ma'at CAugust 23, 2017 3:32 pm UTC

CREATOR

This table and formula are included in all AL modules, even when it's not possible to have a super high APL.

I double checked the table information and instructions for calculating the APL, between Bleeding Gate and the link below.

http://media.wizards.com/2016/dnd/downloads/AL_DMG_SKT.pdf

I didn't find typos but if you find any, please let me know.

Daniel DAugust 23, 2017 8:27 pm UTC

Hmm, I think maybe we're not seeing the same thing, because this table looks different from the AL DMG.
Here's what it looks like in the AL DMG. http://i.imgur.com/OQa2Jlr.png
And here's what I see in the preview of this adventure: http://i.imgur.com/aB2d6Rw.png

The difference is, the AL DMG doesn't put a number in the middle column but this adventure does. If if did, it would just be the optimization level of the adventure. (Level 3 in this case, right?) Why does that "APL comparison" number change based on party size? That's not how it works in the AL DMG or in the Season 1 adventures I've been running.

Ma'at CAugust 25, 2017 12:04 am UTC

CREATOR

Thank you for catching this and for persisting until I understood. Somehow this slipped past the editing process and somehow I've played/DM'd all this time without realizing I was reading the table wrong.

I've put in the changes for approval and am waiting to hear back if I can upload them.

Thank you again.

Daniel DAugust 26, 2017 6:48 pm UTC

You're welcome, Ma'at.
I was beginning to wonder if I was wrong and you had modified the chart to ramp up the difficulty for T2 play, but I don't have the full adventure, so I can't see what the adjustments for strong or very strong look like.

Ma'at CAugust 31, 2017 11:24 pm UTC

CREATOR

Fixed and uploaded.

Christopher SAugust 08, 2017 3:01 am UTC

PURCHASER

Still showing up in "DMs Guild" Content, instead of "D&D Adventurers League" Content.

I chose this adventure for my first time as an Adventure League DM. I really enjoyed it and so did my players. Pros: Well-written and easy for the DM to understand. The author presented an excellent summary of the whole module befor [...]

Spoilers below. Pros: Charming background and characters!
Story Rewards done (mostly) right. The Peacesmith reward is a great example of an interesting but not game-breaking player reward. The lead-in to it was also very or [...]

Adventure called one day and I had recently purchased this adventure but hadn't had time to read it. The module was set up really easy for me to find things but I have to say I love the story so much! My players loved it as well!
The artwork is fun, th [...]

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